Clayton W. Arruda, 83, of Hilo, died Oct. 5. Born in Hilo, he was a U.S. Army veteran and a Hawaii County housing inspector. Celebration of life to be held Nov. 4 at 10 a.m. at the Volcano Assembly of God Church, with a light lunch to follow. Survived by wife Judith Arruda; son Paul (Michelle) Silva; daughter Heidi (Ben) Kawakami; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Chastity “Chas” Melissa Baucom, 47, of Hilo, died Sept. 25 at home. She was a Hawaii Tribune-Herald deliverywoman and worked at the Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council. Celebration of life to be held Nov. 11 from noon – 6 p.m. at Hawaiian Shores Park. Casual attire. Online condolences at homelanimemorialpark.com. Survived by son Chansen (Charmaine) Baucom-Pila; daughter Cierra Baucom-Pila; parents Foster and Patricia Baucom; and sister Jodell (Trini) Ancheta Castillo. Arrangements by Homelani Memorial Park.
Frank Henry Bragg, 72, of Kailua-Kona, died Sept. 30 at Kona Community Hospital. Born in San Francisco, he was a real estate entrepreneur and retired plumber. No services. Survived by wife Nancy Bragg of Santa Rosa, Calif.; sister Diane Bragg of Sebastopol, Calif.; and eight children. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Jeffrey Allen Freeman, 70, of Waikoloa, died Oct. 22 in Kamuela. Born in Harrisville, Mich., he was vice principal of Waikoloa Elementary School. Private services held. Survived by son Zachary (Emily) Freeman of Arlington, Va.; daughters Allison (Jerrod) Mink of Pace, Fla., Rebekah (Zachary) Poweziak of Phoenix, Ariz., and Jamie (Mike) Romney of Phoenix, Ariz.;brother Doug Simmons of Michigan; sisters Alana Turner of Michigan and Debbie Cox of Indiana; and seven grandchildren. Services by Ballard Family Mortuary.
Daryl Yoshiaki Fujimoto, 69, of Keaau, died Sept. 9 at Kaiser Moanalua Medical Center on Oahu. Born in Honokaa, he was a retired HomeWorld general manager. Visitation to be held Nov. 4 from 9 – 11 a.m. at the Dodo Mortuary Chapel, with service to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire; no flowers. Survived by wife Loida Gorospe of Keaau; son Dylan Fujimoto of Keaau; daughter Samantha Fujimoto of Keaau; sister Bernadine “Bernie” Fujii of Hilo; mother-in-law Lourdes Gorospe of Keaau; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Miyuki Inouye, 86, of Kealakekua, died Oct. 4 at the Kona Community Hospital. Born in Honaunau, she was a school food service manager for the state Department of Education. Visitation to be held Dec. 9 from 10 – 11 a.m. at the Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, with memorial service at 11 a.m. Survived by husband Sadayuki Inouye of Kealakekua; daughters Corinne (Nathan) Chong of Kealakekua and Audrey (Kelvin) Mikami of Ewa Beach; sisters Sandy Iwashita of Kealakekua, Florence (Sadamu) Koba of Kealakekua, Eileen Koyanagi of Kealakekua and Sue Emrick of Kealekekua; four grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Darla May Kaili, 78, of Hilo, died Oct. 17 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in San Diego, she was a medical transcriptionist at the North Hawaii Community Hospital. Private services held. Survived by husband Timothy Nathanael of Hilo; children Rosa May (Renae) Guinn of Michigan, Jack (Desiree) Hansen of Hilo, Jay (Karen) Hansen of Michigan, Rebeka (Burt) Smith of Nevada, Reina-Lee Kaili of Waimea, Charlotte (David) Napeahi of Hilo, Charles (Allison Dodson) Kaili of Waikoloa, Lydia (Don) Hooser of Kona, Noble (Dorthi) Kaili of Hilo and Becki (Lei Maugo) Kaili of Honolulu; hanai daughter Destynee Williams of Hilo; sisters Donna Rohlf of Honolulu and Diane Cass of Hilo; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Waldine Kawahinekiilehua Lee, 60, of Holualoa, died Oct. 2 at home. Born in Honolulu, she was a caregiver. Services to be held at a later date. Survived by husband Devery Lee of Holualoa; son Devery Lee, Jr., of Honolulu; daughters Julie (Romy) Baldonado of Honolulu, Jasmine (Cheryl Galang) Lee of Washington, Jynsin Lee of Honolulu and Jevalyn (Damon) Cottrell of Honolulu; and two granddaughters. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
Paul Alfred Morris, 77, of Ocean View, died Aug. 31 at home. Born in Wellston, Ohio, he was director of operations for Sunshine Helicopters and a U.S. Army veteran. Celebration of life to be held Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Old Airport Big Pavilion in Kailua-Kona. Casual attire. Survived by wife Sylvia MOrris of Ocean View; sons Boyd Ako of Kalihi Valley and Brendan Morris of Alaska; sister Joyce Sprague of Ohio; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.
